Alaska Gazetteer
Barnard Glacier is a physical feature (glacier) in Copper River Borough. The primary coordinates for Barnard Glacier places it within the 99566 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Barnard Glacier |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Description: | Trends southwest to the Chitina River east of Hawkins Glacier, 64 km (40 mi) southest of McCarthy, Saint Elias Mountains. 33 miles long. |
| History: | Named for Edward Chester Barnard, 1863-1921, Commissioner for the United States for the defining and marking of the boundary between the United States and Canada and between Alaska and Canada. He entered the U S Geological Survey in 1885; mapped the Fortymile District, Alaska, in 1898 and the Nome District, Alaska, in 1900. From 1903 to 1915 he was Chief Topographer of the International Boundary Commission (IBC) and in 1915 he became Boundary Commissioner for the United States. |
| Borough: | Copper River Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.1485290527 |
| Longitude: | -141.679794312 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Barnard Glacier: Barnard Glacier.
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